Enhancing Childhood TB Notifications by Strengthening Linkages with Large Hospitals in Pakistan<br/>—Childhood TB in Large Hospitals, Pakistan  

作　　者：Ali Saeed Mirza Razia Fatima Aashifa Yaqoob Ejaz Qadeer Ahmed Wali Afshan Khurshid Mahboob Ul Haq Ajay M. V. Kumar 

机构地区：[1]National TB Control Program, Islamabad, Pakistan [2]Provincial TB Control Program, Quetta, Pakistan [3]Provincial TB Control Program, Sindh, Pakistan [4]International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France [5]International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India

出　　处：《Journal of Tuberculosis Research》2018年第1期63-67,共5页结核病研究（英文）

摘　　要：To improve childhood Tuberculosis management, the National Tuberculosis Program implemented a package of interventions Hospital DOTS linkages (HDL) in 2015 in 144 tertiary and secondary care hospitals across Pakistan. This included systematic engagement of hospital administration and all specialist doctors, staff training and regular facility-based review meetings. HDL was associated with 35% increase in childhood TB notifications in 2015 (versus 2014) in HDL sites as compared to 16% increase in non-HDL sites. The increase was seen across provinces, age-groups and sexes, but did not correlate with presence of Xpert MTB/RIF&reg;?or “screeners” (health workers deployed to screen children for TB).To improve childhood Tuberculosis management, the National Tuberculosis Program implemented a package of interventions Hospital DOTS linkages (HDL) in 2015 in 144 tertiary and secondary care hospitals across Pakistan. This included systematic engagement of hospital administration and all specialist doctors, staff training and regular facility-based review meetings. HDL was associated with 35% increase in childhood TB notifications in 2015 (versus 2014) in HDL sites as compared to 16% increase in non-HDL sites. The increase was seen across provinces, age-groups and sexes, but did not correlate with presence of Xpert MTB/RIF&reg;?or “screeners” (health workers deployed to screen children for TB).

关 键 词：TUBERCULOSIS CHILDHOOD TUBERCULOSIS Hospital DOTS Linkages Pakistan SORT IT 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]